Chicken Skewers with Soy-Mirin Marinade

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4 servings (serving size: 2 skewers and 3/4 cup rice)
By Michael Pollan
June 2007
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Isaac enjoys Japanese-style grilled specialties like these chicken skewers with soy-mirin marinade. The marinade would also pair nicely with salmon. Serve with sautéed snow peas.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut lengthwise into 1-inch strips
  • 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 large green bell pepper, cut into 8 pieces
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
  • 3 cups hot cooked rice

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 463
  • Caloriesfromfat 17%
  • Fat 8.5g
  • Satfat 1.8g
  • Monofat 2.4g
  • Polyfat 1.9g
  • Protein 44.9g
  • Carbohydrate 44.5g
  • Fiber 3.1g
  • Cholesterol 108mg
  • Iron 4.6mg
  • Sodium 814mg
  • Calcium 46mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; add chicken to bowl, and toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes, turning chicken occasionally.

Step 2

Prepare grill.

Step 3

Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade. Place marinade in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 5 minutes). Thread chicken and bell peppers on 8 (12-inch) wooden skewers. Brush skewers with marinade. Place skewers on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 4 minutes on each side or until done, brushing occasionally with remaining marinade. Remove from grill; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with rice.

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Ratings & Reviews

Cusisinere's Review

ejlisee
September 02, 2014
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Katie34's Review

hillravens
November 29, 2011
What a surprise these turned out to be! I read all of the great reviews so I gave it a whirl, but wasn't actually expecting much. I was delighted to find that a simple, easy recipes turned out to be wonderful. Even my extremely picky husband was chowing down and going back for seconds. I made this with brown rice and some garlic green beans and it was a fantastic meal. I didn't even have to marinate the chicken for the full time. I left them in for about 5 minutes and basted them with the reduced sauce per the recipe. Delicious! And do boil down the marinade. It's amazing and absolutely wonderful drizzled over the cooked chicken with a little extra drizzled over the rice. I can't wait to make it again.

ejlisee's Review

Cusisinere
November 14, 2011
Very tasty! I think this will become a regularly made recipe!!

hillravens's Review

Jpjaynes
January 31, 2011
Wow, this was a light, filling meal. Very tasty and full of flavor.Served over brown rice and a side of garlic roasted zucchini's. Will defintely be making this one again. A

Jpjaynes's Review

Katie34
March 19, 2009
So easy and so good! We have it once a week! Great with peppers and onions served with rice!
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